# Accident 19730821024039A: Bell UHIBWILCO, Thompson Fls, MT, August 21, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1973
- Place: Thompson Fls, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 47.5993° N, 115.3425° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Thompson Falls, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5993&lon=-115.3425&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2215W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2215W-1980-07-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 205A-1 (registry code 1181414, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-205a-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL UHIBWILCO
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,785 total, 55 in this make and model, 79 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA74FTI08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FTI08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730821024039A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA74FTI08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FTI08), Aug 21, 1973: Bell 205-A1 (N2215W), Thompson Fls, MT, destroyed

## Other reports on N2215W (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19781008043849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781008043849A), Oct 8, 1978: Bell 205A1 (N2215W), Kenai, AK, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Float equipped. Tail rotor pitch control change chain had 21.5 hours since installation.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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